When you're pregnant with your first child, it's nice knowing that you can ask other mums for help, or simply have them reassure you that something is totally normal.
Expecting mum Khloé Kardashian put her mind at ease yesterday after enlisting the help of other mums over Twitter. And with nearly 26M followers, you know she received plenty of advice!
The 33-year-old noticed that her baby bump was changing in size over the course of a day, and was curious if other mums-to-be experienced the same phenomenon.
Good morning!! Does anyone else who has been pregnant or if they are pregnant feel that in the morning their bumps are smaller. But throughout the day there bumper gets bigger and bigger and bigger LOL asking for a friend
— Khloé (@khloekardashian) 22 February 2018
And the resounding answer from the mothers of Twitter? Yes!
Fellow pregnant women and mums shared their baby bump stories and offered possible explanations for why this happens. A few said the change happens because of food consumption and water retention.
"Yes!! I’m 25 weeks along and in the morning it doesn’t look too big. Then after lunch, it’s like where did that bump come from!? LOL," an expecting mum shared.
"It's normal," another wrote, "Coming from a mom who has had four pregnancies, all boys... yes, normal. Throughout the day you eat, you retain water... so yes, normal."
Others credited the baby's position in the uterus for why the size of mums' baby bumps changes.
One person tweeted, "It depends on how the baby lays and how you lay. Especially when you can't get comfortable. Congrats again momma! I'm so excited for you."
"Yes! I think it’s because of how you sleep the baby moves up and throughout the day gravity pulls them down, supposedly," a Twitter user said.
And possibly our favourite response to Khloé's tweet?
"This is me daily from food, I wish I had something to birth." We hear that!
Khloé thanked everyone who reached out, writing, "Great to know I’m not alone."
While there isn't much definitive information out there about why baby bumps sometimes grow in size throughout the day, the fact that so many women relate to this experience is reassuring.
Did you or do you notice your baby bump changing in size throughout the day?
